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If the motherboard is replaceable, why not order one now, then upgrade to an AMD motherboard + CPU when they’re available?
by pbronez 5y ago
If the motherboard is replaceable, why not order one now, then upgrade to an AMD motherboard + CPU when they’re available?
- evilos 5y agoWhat will I do with the spare motherboard? It would likely be too hard to sell. I wonder if framework will sell you the chassis parts without a motherboard?
- follower 5y agoApparently the motherboards are designed to be functional when used standalone as a single board computer. More details here: https://frame.work/blog/the-upgradeable-mainboard https://frame.work/blog/the-upgradeable-mainboard Key quote: "One additional design consideration we emphasized is maximizing reusability. The mainboard is fully functional by itself outside of the system. This means that if you upgrade the mainboard in your Framework Laptop, you can take the replaced one and use it as a high performance single board computer. [...] We’ll offer the mainboard by itself in the Framework Marketplace [...]"